First To Finish, Wins

Month: February 2017

Dick and Betsy Devos have faced criticism and received a lot of attention throughout the world. However, their charitable contributions have been unwavering, adding up to $139 million throughout their lifetimes. Recent events have seen their donations to Republican candidates and school choices being scrutinized. They have, however, launched millions into philanthropic giving through their foundation “Dick and Betsy Devos Family Foundation“. Reports suggested that in 2015 alone, the Devos family gave $11.6 million into charity work, doubling their total donations in the previous 5 years. The family has slowly become an integral part of dynasties that run republican politics for years.

The family, placed 24th on Forbes list, has shown value for education. Philanthropy has shown that education is a priority, awarding $357,000 to groups that support education forums. In a statement, Dick revealed that systems were hindering children from living the American dream. He has, therefore, worked to ensure efficiency by finding talented educators to help in reaching to every child. Beneficiaries of their efforts include: Compass College of Cinematic Arts in Grand Rapids, Ferris State University, Detroit Charter School among others. The couple itself is a benefactor of Grand Rapid Christian Schools and Potter’s House. The best thing about the family is that they donate without any conditions.

Dick Devos has continuously defended his foundation and has shown its credibility. John Truscott, the family spokesman, released a report that clearly reflected the Devos’ attempt to become more transparent about their donations. Dick himself said that his foundation’s giving met the criteria of charitable companies. This included the funding of the family founded charter school, advocacy group, located in Michigan. He also insisted that a majority of the giving is funneled at helping people directly, and not as suggested a political organization in any way. In any case, most of the groups that receive donations can confirm that they receive them without any strings attached.

Dick’s Work History

Dick Devos has held several executive positions at Amway, NBA’s Orlando magic and Windquest group. He was the president of the Amway Company from 1993 to 2002. This gave him the responsibility for all operations in 50 different countries across six continents. Before that, he had worked as vice president responsible for 18 different countries outside North America. His success was marked by the opening of new markets. Moreover, in 2002’s fiscal year, he led his company to make sales of 4.5 billion dollars. Dick Devos then became president and the CEO of Orlando Magic. He is also the leader of several community initiatives, having founded the Education Free Fund. This has worked to help the less privileged children by giving around 4,000 scholarships. Besides that, Dick Devos is a qualified jet aircraft and helicopter pilot.

Bernardo Chua, originally from the Philippines, is the CEO of Organo Gold. Organo Gold, founded in 2008 in Vancouver, British Columbia, is one of the largest producers of tea, instant coffee, and tablets. Bernardo started out as an employee of Gano Excel in the Philippines but gradually became a global entrepreneur.

After taking a position within Gano Excel in the United States, Bernardo saw an opportunity to make use of the Ganoderma Lucidium plant that Gano Excel included in its products.

The Ganoderma Lucidium mushroom is known in Chinese medicine for its antioxidant properties, and has been used by humans for centuries. Bernardo Chua, morer casually known as “Bernie,” is recognized for his unique use of the Ganoderma Lucidium mushroom in his beverages, teas, soaps, toothpaste, and other products which has garnered Organo Gold its success.

Organo Gold thrives because of its ever expanding network of Independent Distributors in over 39 countries. Recently, Mr. Chua opened a branch of Organo Gold in Turkey.

Bernardo Chua is a Napoleon Hill Foundation Gold Medal recipient and has a deep relationship with the Napoleon Hill Foundation. The Organo Gold Foundation works closely with Napoleon Hill, uplifting and giving young men and women leadership training for the next generation of enterprising business developers.

Bernardo Chua has expertly used network-marketing to grow his business to ever growing heights, with revenue over the hundred million dollar mark. Mr. Chua has active profiles on Twitter, LinkedIn, and gives rousing talks on YouTube. He has been written about on TheStreet, PRNewswire, and other online outlets.

Laying down a few dollars on who will with the 51st Super Bowl in Houston, Texas next month is pretty common. The “Big Game” is the single most wagered sporting event of the year. You can get a jump on the fun by registering for an account at Covers.com, where you can study all the football odds attached to dozens of potential outcomes.

You can always keep it simple, betting the point spread using the football odds set by the Vegas insiders, you can also bet on a variety of prop bets, some attached to the performance of individual players. Here are some ways to add some serious excitement to your Super Bowl experience us player prop bets.

No Touchdowns

One prop bet that people enjoy is also one of the simplest side wagers to understand. You can choose from a list of offensive players from either the Atlanta Falcons, or the New England Patriots. There are wagers on whether any individual player will score a touchdown, or not. Picks can range from the simple, “yes they will score, or no they will not score at all”, to determining if a player may score more than once. Another pretty easy player bet is predicting how many touchdowns either Matt Ryan, or Patriots quarterback Tom Brady will throw.

Get Your Kicks out of the Kickers

Another hugely successful prop bet for every Super Bowl game surrounds the kickers. With two of the games most accurate legs testing their accuracy in Houston, the kicking game is a nice place to test your football knowledge placing some prop bets. You can keep this simple also, removing both Matt Bryant and Stephen Gostkowski from the equation. Wagers can be made on the longest field goal, the first field goal, or even which team’s kicker misses his first try, regardless of who is attempting to split the uprights. Since both Bryant and Gostkowski are two of the most accurate kickers in the NFL, plus they have been known to nail long field goal attempts, you might want to consider wagering on this individual player piece of the game.

Touchdowns and field goals are the two prevalent ways that points will be put on the scoreboard in the 51st Super Bowl. Making a gamble on which team will beat the football odds is one way to wager, but consider adding a little spice, getting in on a little of the individual player prop bets.